Umbrella.



No. 886,125. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

' A. H. HIXSON.

UMBRELLA. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. '5. 1907.

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ARTHUR H. HIXSON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

UMBRELLA.

Patented April 28, 1908.

Serial No. 391,412.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR H. HIXsoN, citizen of the United States, residing at Golumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to umbrellas and has for its object the provision of a device of this character having a framework constructed in such manner that the parts may be folded together to permit of the umbrella being converted into a very small package so that it may be conveniently carried in a suit-case or like baggage receptacle.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of the frame of an umbrella constructed in accordance with the invention, Fig. 2 is a view of the upper portion of a portion of the umbrella showing the parts in their folded position, Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of one of the joints hereinafter described, and Fig. 4 is a view of a part of the umbrella, upon a lar er scale ant showing the parts in their folde position.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 desi nates the handle of the umbrella, this handle being secured to a rodwhich is made in two sections 6 and 7. The section 6 is provided with a reduced portion 8 which enters a socket 9 formed in the upper portion 7 of the rod. The ribs of the umbrella are made in two sections, the uppermost of these sections being indicated at 10 and the lowermost sections being indicated at 11. The sections 10 are hinged as at 12 to a sleeve 13 of the usual and well known construction, said sleeve being carried by the section 7 of the umbrella rod. The sections 11 of the ribs are pivoted to the sections 10 of said ribs in a manner best illustrated in Fig. 8. By referring to said figure, it will be seen that the outer portions 11 of the ribs are bifurcated as at 14 for the reception of the ends 15 of the sections 10 of the ribs. Pivots 16 pass through the bifurcated portions and through the ends 15 to pivotally connect the two sections 10 and 11 of the ribs together. The sections 11 are provided with offset portions 17 which lie beneath the sections 10 and until it engages the catch 25.

manner to a runner 23, this runner being slidably disposed upon the umbrella rod. Catches 24 and 25 are adaptedto engage this runner in the usual manner to serve a purpose which will be hereinafter set forth. It will be noted that the outer faces of the catches 24 and 25 are rounded to permit the runner to pass over them in both directions provided that the catch be pressed in.

The operation of the device is as follows: It is of course to be understood that the ribs are covered with a cloth covering (not shown) in the usual manner. i/Vhen the umbrella is in use, the parts he in the position shown in Fig. 1 at which time the ends of the hooks 20 are engaged with the eyelets 21 to lock the two sections of the ribs together. In a wind storm these hooks effectually prevent the device from folding up against the will of the user. If it be desired to fold the umbrella, the catch 24 is pressed inwardly to disengage it from the runner and the runner is pulled down the ribs lie close against the rod in the usual way and if the runner is left in this position, the umbrella may be kept closed in the ordinary manner without completely folding it, but if it be desired to fold it to the position shown in Fig. 2, the catch 25 is pressed inwardly and the downward movement of the runner is continued for a short distance. During the downward movement of the runner, the hooks 20 are moved out of engagement with the eyelets 21 owing to the are described by said hooks as the stays 18 swing from the pivots 19. Downward move ment of the runner past the catch 25 will swing the outer ends of the ribs up to the position illustrated in Fig. 2, the outer ends of these ribs swinging from the pivots 16. This is accomplished by the stays 18 pulling downwardly upon the offset portions 17 of the outer ends of the ribs. At the completion of the downward movement of the runner, it will be seen that the outer portions of the ribs will be folded up against the inner portions of the ribs, as shown in Fig. 2, but the stays will be extended downwardly to the' runner. To complete the folding, this run- At this time ner is forced up to the position shown in Fig. 2 to bring the stays close to the rod of the umbrella. The stays will then he close to the rod, the upper portions of the ribs will lie close to the stays and the outer portions of the ribs will lie close to the upper portions of said ribs. The lower portion of the handle may then be disengaged from the upper portion and the entire structure rolled into a compact bundle.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that simple and efiioient means are herein provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, and while the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to e understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be made within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim, is:

In a device of the character described, the

combination with an umbrella rod, of ribs pivotally connected at their upper ends to said umbrella rod, said ribs being made in two sections and the outer sections being pivoted. to the inner sections off-set portions carried by the outer sections, said off-set portions underlying the inner sections, a runner slidably disposed upon the umbrella rod, stays which extend from. said runner to the oil-set portions of the outer sections of the ribs, curved hook-like members carried by the stays and eyelets carried by the upper portions of the ribs with which the curved hook- ]ike members are adapted to engage when the umbrella is open, to thereby-positively lock the inner and outer sections of the ribs into alinement with each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- ARTHUR H. HIXSON. Witnesses:

FRANK G. CAMPBELL, L. CARL STOUGHTQN. 

